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We live in a house of over 135 yo. We are a like a family community with My(siewart) parents, younger brother, my wife Tanya, and a friend of ours. We try to make it more and more energy effecient/neutral. Love having guests and are experienced host in couchsurfing websites like couchers, warmshowers, trustroots, etc. As of people we're asking if they could stay longer we started with the volunteering. Now people can stay short or longer and helpout the family a bit with various tasks. The Garden is my playground as a landscapers and probably trying out several things once in a while. Making it more and more a bit of a food forrest like garden with more edible plants and creating more and more habitat. All is maintained ecological. Bit of a progress, but slowly trying out we get there. All without poison and where nature can have its place.
Also we would love to try a dish from your country too. Further we got some animals. A couple of rabbits, a few chickens, guinea fowls and a 3 funny Indian runner ducks. We love getting some more or other animals maybe one day.
Also we love making music, talk about travel and life stories, enjoy life and have some fun! Hope to see you soon!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
House & pet sitting
Interests
Winter sports
Self development
Movies & TV
Farming
Videography
Technology
Sustainability
Pets
Culture
Plant care
Music
DIY & crafts
History
Books
Photography
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
Hitchhiking
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Camping
Dancing
Mountain
Sailing / Boating
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Cycling
Adventure sports
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You are welcome to join for a cup of tea/coffe anytime, or join other activityes of the family. We are a multicultura family from a Frisian backtround, Russain/USSR and also Ukranian background. We like to share whats there to do around the area as there is a lot of history around. You can join making music, cooking together and we gladly share our knowledge about traveling the world in different forms including motorbikes and also off our specialisations like (aviation) Languages, teaching, skating, ecological landscaping, nature, electronics, solar systems and pellet stoves, cross stitching and many more. Just ask!
Help
For help it would be all kinds of tasks.
The works can be anything form rebuilding, sanding, maintenance in the garden, potting plants, other garden tasks etc.
From helping out in the garden like mowing, weeding, potting plants, veggy garden tasks, harvesting, rebuilding garden areas to tasks like sanding, building small structures(under guidendce or if skilled), creative, etc. There might be some animal care like feeding, cleaning compartments or keeping an eye on the animals. Also sometimes some other home tasks might appear like cleaning up, cooking or other house tasks or other tasks.
Cleaning of the bnb/rented out room is not part of your schedule. Depending on the tasks and the avialablitiy of us we might do some tasks together and some are done single. Depends on what is possible that moment. For specialised jobs we do it ourself or we hire a professional. We only give tasks we think are suitable for the skill of the volunteer or if its more difficult we will do it together. You will normally not do only one single of the same task for the whole period but the tasks will be mostly variable of different things. We like to explain what and why we are doing or whats the goal of the project you are doing the piece of, so ask a lot of questions and you will learn more.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Western Frisian: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Russian: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
Italian: Beginner
Romanian: Beginner
Ukrainian: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
Russian, French and Romanian can be practiced with my wife. Further Tanya likes to practice Frenche and Romanian. I am learning Russian (Siewart) And some other people in the house are learning spanish and italian
Accommodation
Depending on the availability we have different possibilities where you might stay. One can be in the rental room when no guests are staying there. Otherwise there is mostly the Campervan, and as a backup a matress in the storage or a tent with the bedding included.
Further you can grab or join for breakfast. Lunch is mostly on you as we are a lot of times all over the place at that time, but you can find ingredients in the house to make some by yourself if there is nobody to join at that moment. In the evening you can join either downstairs or upstairs kitchen for some dinner. Toilets, showers and towels are there. Plus there are some bycicles to borrow.
What else ...
We are alreayd active on many other platforms for volunteering and couchsurfing. If you want to see those, for reviews etc just ask.
House rules is mostly common sense, you are joining a family so do like if it was your family. No smoking, only out at the street.
Further pickup is possible from different locations nearby.
Aks us what to see and do in the area as there are many things to do and see and we can show you where.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Most times the work hourse when we are not joining are free to plan by yourself over the day. So you can combine it nicely with other work online etc.
Space for parking camper vans
Only 1 campervan might be able to stay as of space and might have to move now and then, tents there is also a spot for in the back. You have acces to the same things as the other people.
Can possibly accept pets
For now all animals are accepted. Note that they do have to be able to act kindly with chickens and ducks. You are responsible for your animal so please take care!
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Chickens, Gunea Fowls, Ducks and Lovebirds
We have different type of birds, and they enjoy your attention!
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